MUMBAI: Ramesh Taurani has signed Salman Khan to essay the role of Anthony Gonsalves in the remake of Manmohan Desai‘s 1977 hit Amar Akbar Anthony.

The film, directed by David Dhawan, will have Arbaaz Khan as Amar. It was played by Vinod Khanna in the original, while younger brother Sohail Khan would enact the role of Akbar, originally played by Rishi Kapoor.

The film would be produced by Tips Industries that has acquired the rights from Narendra Hirawat and Ketan Desai.

The project is now awaiting Salman‘s dates.